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Breakout bestseller C.J. BOX introduces Joe Pickett, his series character. There's nothing unusual about the sound of a gunshot in Twelve Sleep.
Here in remotest Wyoming, where elk roam the pine forests and cougars
prowl the mountains, everyone owns a gun. But when Joe Pickett hears two
sharp cracks ring out months before hunting season, it's his job to
investigate. As game warden in Twelve Sleep, father-of-two Joe Pickett
is not only badly paid and poorly housed, but deeply unpopular. So when
the source of the shots - a well-known poacher - gets off scott-free
after a humiliating confrontation, the locals are delighted. And then
the poacher turns up dead in the Pickett's backyard. Charged with
investigating the first murder he's ever encountered, Joe soon finds
himself swamped with questions. How did the dead man get to his house?
What was in the empty cooler by his side? And why do his colleagues
want to sweep the case under the rug? Battling grudge-holding
neighbours, corrupt officials and out-of-town activists, Joe begins to
unravel a mystery that threatens the life and the family he loves.

Synopsis

Open Season by C. J. Box

Reviews

'I love Joe Pickett' MICHAEL CONNELLY '

A fabulous debut - a great crime novel' LEE CHILD

About the Author

C. J. Box is the winner of an Anthony Award, the Prix Calibre .38, the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, the Barry Award and the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Novel. His novels are US bestsellers and have been translated into 21 languages. Box lives with his family outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming.